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POLITICSJul 3 · 04:23 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIAssociated Press

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

Lam Wing-kee, a Hong Kong bookseller seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, died in Taiwan at 70 after a cancer relapse. He moved to Taipei in 2019 and reopened his bookstore there in 2020. Lam's account of his 2015 detention contradicted Chinese government claims, and his death prompted condolences from Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te.

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